BACKGROUND There’s an article by Jack Carney, DSW, on this topic on Mad in America. Jack refers to the DSM-5 field trials published earlier this year in the American Journal of Psychiatry. Inter-rater reliability is measured by a statistic called a kappa score. A score of 1 means perfect inter-rater agreement; a score of 0… Continue Reading
Archives for March 2013
Shock “Treatment” Is Not Safe and Provides Little If Any Benefit
DELICATE THINGS REQUIRE DELICATE HANDLING When I was a teenager, one of my hobbies was making small transistor radios. It sounds complicated, but is well within the reach of an average 15-year-old. You get some magazine articles, learn how to read a circuit, and learn how to use a soldering iron. A transistor is a… Continue Reading
Why dont you tell the truth about being a Scientologist?
The following post is a part of our “Tell Your Story” category, where our readers submit their stories about their contact with the mental health system. This was originally a submission in our forum by Jaymax, before we changed to the new submission format: Jaymax Why dont you tell the truth about being a Scientologist? on: February 15, 2013,… Continue Reading
Hello Phil
The following post is a part of our “Tell Your Story” category, where our readers submit their stories about their contact with the mental health system. This was originally a submission in our forum by normac, before we changed to the new submission format: normac Hello Phil on: September 11, 2012, 16:31 I happened upon your blog a few… Continue Reading
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